Rand Paul: Assad Must Be The Dumbest Dictator on the Planet

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"Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Corporate-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The counter point is that Assad using chemical weapons on his own people helps him maintain control at a realtively low cost, so using them was worth the risk to him. The world didn't do a full invasion to topple the regime--the US strikes probably did nothing and Assad was probably expecting a much worse response. If he did it, he'll probably do it again.

I say this as someone who has no way of verifying what happened one way or another. So the fundamental issue is that the US Military shouldn't be used to punish bad behavior around the world--it should be used to defend liberty from foreign threats.

The counter point is that Assad using chemical weapons on his own people helps him maintain control at a realtively low cost, so using them was worth the risk to him. The world didn't do a full invasion to topple the regime--

Is that really the MSM narrative? From what I saw it was us saying "Nobody calls me chicken!", we purposely did a weak tit attack because it was a show of authority, not over Syria but over Russia in the region. You want to tell me what I won't do?? I will do it anyways because $#@! you I am American. Its probably doing great with the John Bolton supporters on this forum.

"Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

"Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

The counter point is that Assad using chemical weapons on his own people helps him maintain control at a realtively low cost, so using them was worth the risk to him. The world didn't do a full invasion to topple the regime--the US strikes probably did nothing and Assad was probably expecting a much worse response. If he did it, he'll probably do it again.

I say this as someone who has no way of verifying what happened one way or another. So the fundamental issue is that the US Military shouldn't be used to punish bad behavior around the world--it should be used to defend liberty from foreign threats.

It was ineffective, didn't kill many people, didn't kill the terrorists that Assad is trying to defeat, and now the US military - instead of going home - has attacked them.

So like Rand said, he is either really dumb (hint: he is not) or something else is going on.

"Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

"Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

"Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

"Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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What do you know, it was a chemical weapon.

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"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
"Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul

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OMG. They have no shame. Saying that you voted for Ron Paul is now grounds for the government to label you a Russian bot. The SPLC is going to love this one, if they did not come up with it in the first place.

Twitter: B4Liberty@USAB4L"Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country, and giving it to the rich people of a poor country." - Ron Paul
"Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Corporate-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
"Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul

The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own, and do not represent this forum or any other entities or persons.

"Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

"Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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